Name Tommy Mason | ||
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Date of birth (1939-07-08)July 8, 1939 Date of death January 22, 2015(2015-01-22) (aged 75) AFL draft 1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2(By the Boston Patriots) Children Ryan Mason, Thomas Buck Mason People also search for Cathy Rigby, Thomas P. McCoy | ||
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Thomas Cyril "Tommy" Mason (July 8, 1939 – January 22, 2015) was an American football running back in the National Football League.
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- Tommy Mason Griffin Documentary Madison HS
- College career
- Professional career
- Records
- Personal life
- References
Tommy Mason Griffin Documentary (Madison HS)
College career
Mason played college football for Tulane University.
Professional career
Mason was selected first overall by the expansion Minnesota Vikings in the 1961 NFL Draft. In six seasons with the Vikings, he rushed for 3,252 yards and scored 28 touchdowns. In 1967, he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams. He played with the Rams for four years, but accumulated only four touchdowns and less than 900 yards. He finished his career with the Washington Redskins in 1971 before retiring.
Records
Mason ranks seventh in total rushing yards and sixth in rushing touchdowns for the Minnesota Vikings.
Personal life
Mason married gymnast Cathy Rigby in 1972. They were divorced in 1981. Mason married Louise England in 1987, they divorced in 1994. He married Karen Kay Mason, in 1999. He died in hospice care at Newport Beach, California on January 22, 2015.